17.1 Objectives

Learning Objectives

After completing this chapter, you will be able to:

• Describe the role of auxins, in particular IAA, in plant cells.
• Explain how auxinic herbicides mimic the natural plant hormone, auxin, and the effects it has in plant biology.
• Describe the symptoms seen in susceptible plants to the Growth Regulators.
• Summarize resistance findings to both the Growth Regulators.
• Define vocabulary words: auxin, IAA, epinasty